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Calls for tougher driving tests in UK

Jun 24, 2024Comments off

Motoring experts are calling for tougher practical driving tests to reduce accidents on UK roads. Experts at Absolute Reg are calling for all new drivers

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Theory test cheats triple in three years

Apr 09, 2024Comments off

Reports of cheating in driving theory tests have tripled amid low pass rates and long waits for a practical test booking. According to new Freedom

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Driving test fraudsters advertising service...

Jul 03, 2023Comments off

Fraudsters who offer to help people illegally pass their UK driving tests are advertising their services widely across social media, an investigation by the BBC

How many accidents happen on the practical ...

Apr 19, 2021Comments off

A new piece of research from Group 1 Automotive has discovered how many learners have had accidents whilst taking their driving test over the last

Driving tests for lorries set to restart in...

Apr 12, 2021Comments off

Following further easing of lockdown restrictions in England and Wales, driving lessons and tests for lorry drivers candidates can restart today, 12 April 2021. DVSA

The most common reason for UK driving test ...

Oct 07, 2019Comments off

Forget the much-feared reverse park or emergency stop – when it comes to driving test fails a more straightforward error is causing the most heartbreak.

Public support for mandatory driver re-test...

Jan 28, 2019Comments off

Public support for regular mandatory driver re-testing shot up in the days following the Duke of Edinburgh’s recent car crash, new research shows. Drivers themselves

Hazard perception test not fit for purpose ...

Sep 04, 2018Comments off

New research from LV= General Insurance, the UK’s third largest car insurer, has found that over half (53%*) of newly qualified drivers – almost two million

Mirror, Signal, Pothole, Manoeuvre

Jul 02, 2018Comments off

Potholes should be included in the hazard perception test and Highway Code as the plague on UK roads is now negatively affecting learner drivers, according

Failed theory tests costing UK learners £2...

Jun 07, 2018Comments off

Failed theory tests have cost learner drivers more than £100m over the last five years, according to new research. Analysis by Driving Test Success, which